Dayton
Elementary
March 2 2018| Issue 13
NEWSLETTER
Words by Wildoner
The first round of ISTEP+ is in the books! Fifth grade parents, please take a minute and put the following dates in your calendar. Due to snow days, we have adjusted the end of school year events!
May 18: Talent Show
May 24: Community Circle @ 10:00 am
May 24: School Wide Picnic
May 25: Fifth Grade Celebration 2:00pm
May 29: Field Day
May 29: Last Scheduled Day of School
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Words by Dr. John and Jane Covey
Reading, and understanding what you read, is a skill that everyone needs to be successful. The best way to improve understanding is to read a lot. There is nothing like a challenging
book to lift you up or take you to another world. Developing a love of reading
will be an asset to your child in all areas of school and give him/her a jumpstart
to a lifetime of reading!
Below is a list of books that your child will enjoy while also reinforcing the 7
Habits at home. Additional suggestions can be found at The Leader in Me
Online.
Habits 1-7
*The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey
Habit 1: Be Proactive
*The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
*The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
*Click, Clack, Cows that Moo by Doreen Cronin,
*Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle
Habit 3: Put First Things First
*Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
*Jamaica's Find by Juanita Havill
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
*The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle
*Let's Be Enemies by Janice May Udry
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand Then to Be Understood
*The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
*Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Habit 6: Synergize
*Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
*Clifford's Spring Clean-Up by Norman Bridwell
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
*Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
*Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson
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Thank You
Thank you so much for all your generous donations! Dayton collected and donated 559 pounds of canned food for Food Finders Food Bank. Way to Go Bulldogs!
Congratulations
Mrs. Korty has received funding from Donors Choose for her "Motor On" class project. This is very exciting for her to get some extra resources for the classroom. Way to go Mrs. Korty!
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Daylight Savings Time
Daylight savings time begins Sunday March 11th. Make sure to turn you clocks forward 1 hour.
Movie Night
PTO is having our next Movie Night on Friday, March 16th right after school. We will be showing the movie Ferdinand. The cost will be $8 for the movie and snack pack. Forms and money will be due by Thursday, March 15th. Your child will need to be picked up at 5:30 pm.
Dayton Summer Rec Fundraiser
*DSR is selling Parrott's Pork Burgers to help support the DSR program. You can purchase a 3lb box (original or bacon) for $12.00 a box. Please make checks payable to Dayton Summer Rec. Extra forms are available in the office. Forms and payments are due by April 4th. For questions please contact Randy Risner at 765-413-5614.
*DSR is hosting a "Hitting Homers for Landyn" on Sunday March 18th from 11:30 am-4:30 pm at the Dayton baseball fields. They will have a winter carnival, concession, and auction. Please come to help support a local family in there time of need.
Dental Safari
The Dental Safari will be visiting Dayton on Tuesday, April 10th. They offer all types of dental services for your child and accept cash, private insurance, medicaid, and offer grants for children who are on the free and reduced lunch program. Look for forms to come home soon. Please return by March 19th. For more information visit their website at http://www.dentalsafaricompany.com.
Bulldog Jog 5K Color run
Dayton PTO will be having our first ever color run on Saturday, April 28th. Registration will start at 8:00 am, and the run will begin at 9:00 am. Please look for more information to come home soon.
Criminal Justice Day
Ivy Tech will be hosting a criminal justice day on Thursday, April 19th from 9:00 am- noon. Criminal Justice Day provides a unique opportunity to meet with local, state, and federal criminal justice professionals. They will have K-9 demonstrations, drone demonstrations, and child fingerprinting.
Purdue Bug Bowl
The 28th annual Bug Bowl will be Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be lots of fun activities for the whole family. One fun event is their Insect Art Contest. This is a great opportunity to showcase your students' work. Pre-registration is required and artwork must be submitted by April 5th. Please see the flyer below for more information and rules on the art contest.
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Box Top Raffle
Our next Box Top raffle will be Friday, March 9th. The winner will receive a free ticket and snack pack to our next movie night on Friday, March 16th.
Mobile Library
The Mobile Library will be visiting Dayton from now through May. There location will be on Nicely Drive from 5:00 pm-5:30 pm on the following dates. Just look for the Mobile Library truck.
*Wednesday March 14 & 28
*Wednesday April 11 & 25
*Wednesday May 9 & 23
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PTO News
Join us for our next PTO meeting on Thursday, May 3rd at 6:00 pm in the media center. We will vote on new officers at this meeting so please come and we would love to hear your input.
Did you know
The TSC website offers lots of great tools for your child to use at home. They have access to typing games, math games, reading games, and much more. To access this log into the TSC website, on the homepage select student, on the right side of the screen go to the Elem. Tech Lab tab. Games are then broken down by grade. This is a fantastic way for your child to continue to work on these skills at home while having fun!
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UPCOMING EVENT
ISTEP Testing Part 1
February 26- March 9
Daylight Saving Time
Sunday March 11-Spring Forward 1 Hour
IREAD-3rd Grade Only
March 12th - March 16th
PTO Movie Night
Friday, March 16
Spring Break
No School
March 26-March 30
Spring Pictures
Wednesday, April 11
Kindergarten Roundup
Wednesday, April 11
6:00-7:00 pm in the cafeteria
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